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Computer Software & Applications at George Mason University

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Computer Software & Applications at George Mason University

If you plan to study computer software and applications, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Software & Applications section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Software

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GMU offers distance education options for computer software at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

GMU Computer Software & Applications Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Computer Software Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer software majors at George Mason University.

GMU Computer Software & Applications Master’s Program

47% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer software program at GMU awarded 222 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in computer software.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 42
International Students 137
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers 38,110 $113,690
Computer Programmers 7,110 $94,470
Database Administrators 5,510 $98,090
Graphic Designers 5,000 $60,540
Web Developers 3,840 $88,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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